OFFSTAGE: A Few of Scotty McCreery’s Favorite Things

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Carly Rae Jepsen and Cookie Monster ice cream? Why, yes, those did make Scotty
McCreery‘s list of his favorite things. Sunday night (June 17), I asked him a long list of random “what’s your favorite”
questions, and here’s a sampling of what he came up with:

Favorite country song:Eric
Church‘s “Springsteen.” He told me, “I listen to that a ton.”
Rascal Flatts’ “Changed” came in a close second.

Favorite pop
song: Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe.” He admitted, “That one’s all the rage right now, and I catch myself singing
it all the time.”

Favorite artists to cover: Elvis Presley,
Travis Tritt and George
Strait. “All the guys who influenced me,” he said.

Favorite
not-so-junky foods: Broccoli, apples, bananas, strawberries. And ants on a log. “I was just introduced last week to this
thing called ants on a log. It’s a celery stick with peanut butter in there and raisins on top. It’s very good,” he said.

(Almost) favorite chore when he’s back home: “I’m the trash guy,” he said, saying he occasionally does slack
off.